Chapter 18 Chapter 18 “I never thought it was you who did it. …
"Uncle Qiang! Old Fan!" Tan Du rushed forward to block the way. "Let's talk it over. Boss Qiao, go to TD first. I'll handle it."
"Don't go! Ah——" Old Fan was afraid that he would run away, so he reached out to grab him, but Qiao Zhuo twisted his arm and yelled at him.
"Let my dad go!" Xiao Fan shouted, "Uncle Qiang! Let him go!"
"Uncle Qiang, don't go over there," Tan Du stopped him, "Boss Qiao, let go of Lao Fan first."
Qiao Zhuo glanced at him and pushed Lao Fan over.
Tan Du caught it and pushed it to Xiao Fan's side: "Help your dad."
"Xiao Tan, when your store was being renovated, this guy was causing trouble, and we were the ones who stopped him for you," Old Fan roared, "Now he's openly agreeing to let us stockpile goods, but he's using shady tactics behind our backs. You have to help me! He's definitely trying to get back at me for scolding his customers away!"
Qiao Zhuo recalled a time when a customer complained that he had been looking for Guiyi for a long time and was scolded by an old man. It turned out to be this man. He laughed angrily: "Who is using such a shady trick?"
"You!" Lao Fan was about to poke his finger again.
Xiao Fan hurriedly stopped him.
A group of people behind him shouted: "Pay money! Pay money! Pay money!"
"Old Fan, making trouble won't solve the problem. If it was really Boss Qiao who did it, I will bear all the losses! Let's sit down and talk." Tan Du turned around, "Boss Qiao..."
"You also think I did it?" Qiao Zhuo stared at him and slowly clenched his fist.
So what if the people at the same table were all standing against me?
Before Tan Du could say anything, another person rushed over, waving a shovel to protect Qiao Zhuo. "What are you doing?! A bunch of old men picking on a young man and bullying him! Isn't that shameful?"
"Xiao Sun, why are you here?" Uncle Qiang squeezed out.
"If I don't come, you'll tear the roof off the house! What's going on? A fight? How old are you? And you're still playing these hooligans!" The man put one hand on his waist, "I'm going to stand right here today! Let's see who dares to bully Boss Qiao!"
Qiao Zhuoyi was a little surprised: "Sister Sun?"
Sister Sun looked back at him: "Boss Qiao, don't worry, Sister Sun is here! They won't dare to do anything!"
"Aqiang is afraid of you, but I'm not!" Old Fan shouted angrily, "Is there any justice in the world?"
boom--
A thunderclap sounded.
Everyone was quiet for a while, then started to make a fuss again.
"What are you doing?" Grandma Xu pushed open the window. "It's louder than thunder!"
"Grandma Xu, it's this kid..." Old Fan shouted.
"Shut up!" Grandma Xu was furious. "You're the one shouting the loudest! And Aqiang, you're meddling too! Xiao Sun, keep an eye on him! What's the point of drinking tea all the time? You still have a bad temper, always adding fuel to the fire!"
"Okay, Grandma Xu!" Sister Sun glanced at Uncle Qiang, who lowered his head and said nothing.
"Coward!" Old Fan muttered.
"If you have something to say, sit down and talk it over! Let's go to the small talk area! Hurry up!" Grandma Xu took Old Guan's walking stick and knocked on the windowsill. "Do you hear me? Fan Tong!"
"I understand, Grandma Xu." Old Fan replied.
Grandma Xu pushed Old Man Guan back and said, "What are you looking at? You want to be beaten with a stick too? Go back!"
Sister Sun pulled Uncle Qiang aside and said, "Boss Qiao, let's go! Let's have a good talk with them!"
Qiao Zhuoyi avoided Tan Du who was approaching him and turned around to walk downstairs.
TD was brightly lit at this time. Xiao Lu heard the commotion and hurried over to greet him: "Boss Qiao, Xiao Luo is driving Yueyue and Lele out for a walk. Don't worry, Zhou Jue is following."
Qiao Zhuoyi: "Did you cry a lot?"
"Not bad." Xiao Lu looked behind him.
A group of people filed in, filling TD to the brim.
"Got it." Tan Du hung up the phone, walked over and whispered, "Boss Qiao..."
Qiao Zhuoyi took a quick step forward.
"What are you doing with so many people crowding here? Do you want to beat up an old woman like me?" Grandma Xu pushed the door open and came in.
"Grandma Xu, what are you talking about?" Old Fan winked at Little Fan, who then led a group of people to retreat. Before closing the door, Tan Du called out to Little Fan, "You stay."
Xiao Fan avoided his gaze and said, "I don't need to talk about the boss anymore."
Tan Du glanced at him and shouted into the store, "Sister Sun, save a seat for Xiao Fan."
Sister Sun immediately pulled Uncle Qiang to her side: "Keep it! Xiao Fan, come in quickly."
Grandma Xu sat in the main seat, with the father and son of the Fan family on her left, and Uncle Qiang and Sister Sun on her right. Qiao Zhuoyi refused to sit, so Tan Du stood beside him.
Xiao Lu brought over tea and drinks and served them one by one according to Tan Du's instructions.
"Xiao Tan is the real deal," Grandma Xu said after taking a sip. "You adults are useless! Fan Tong!"
"Here!" Old Fan was startled by the call, "Grandma, I'm here."
"Tell me! What's going on?"
"Grandma..." As Uncle Qiang opened his mouth, Grandma Xu glared at him and Sister Sun slapped him hard on the back, "Shut up!"
Lao Fan explained what had happened. He said that they had received a large order a few days ago. After delivering it, they found that the rice and flour were damp. The other party refused to pay the balance, so they came to check.
Qiao Zhuo frowned upon hearing this. Tan Du whispered, "Did you also hear something wrong?"
Qiao Zhuoyi didn't say anything, but stood next to Sister Sun and faced him sideways.
Grandma Xu called out, "Xiao Fan."
"Hey, Grandma Xu." Xiao Fan replied.
"The rice and flour got damp. Did the customer tell you about it? And did you collect the other half of the money?"
"Yes." Xiao Fan replied with his head down.
"Lao Fan, have you contacted the guest?"
"Why would I contact him? He's an old customer. How could he lie to me about this?"
Grandma Xu pressed her palm downwards and asked, "Aqiang, when you went up there yesterday, were the things okay?"
"Yes, Grandma, the one with the last name of Qiao..."
"Just answer whatever I ask you, and you still think things aren't chaotic enough!" Grandma Xu slammed the table. "Your mouth is on your head, so if your brain isn't moving, your mouth won't move! Stretch your ears! The rice was sold out two days ago, which means it was trendy back then!"
"Grandma, don't be angry with such a stupid person." Sister Sun pushed Uncle Qiang away and slowly massaged the old man's chest.
Uncle Qiang was stunned for a moment, then stood up and pointed at Lao Fan: "You good-for-nothing, why didn't you tell me before!"
"You only said he went up there, but you didn't say when. Besides, it's obvious the roof has been punctured! Qiao has the key! And he even admitted it wasn't free! Does that mean I'm losing money and still have to pay for it?"
"There is more than one key." Tan Du said.
"What do you mean? Xiaotan, which side are you from?" Old Fan slammed the table.
Tan Du asked in a deep voice, "Also, who said that Boss Qiao took money?"
"He said it himself!" Uncle Qiang raised his hand, hesitated, and then put it down.
Before Qiao Zhuo could speak, Tan Du sighed, "When Boss Qiao said it wasn't free, he meant it was an exchange of favors. We were helping each other, and there was no money involved. Besides, if I hadn't approached Boss Qiao, this wouldn't have happened. Honestly, Boss Qiao was the one who suffered the loss when a group of people blocked his door for no reason."
"Then...then why don't you explain it clearly." Uncle Qiang sat down awkwardly and turned his head away. Sister Sun poked his forehead hard and spat at him.
"Even if he doesn't charge money, it doesn't prove that the man surnamed Qiao..." Old Fan shouted.
"Yes." Tan Du interrupted him, "There are surveillance cameras."
"Can the surveillance on your first floor also monitor the third floor?" Old Fan said disdainfully.
"I'm worried there might be problems with the goods," Tan Du looked in his direction, "so I installed cameras on the third floor as well."
Xiao Fan suddenly raised his head.
Tan Du smiled and said slowly, "It's all packed inside and out."
"Impossible!" Xiao Fan shouted, "Why didn't I see it?"
"Why are you so excited?" Qiao Zhuo said, "Isn't it a good thing to have surveillance?"
"I... I didn't..." Xiao Fan shrank back in his seat, his fingers digging into the sofa fabric. He raised his eyelids again when he thought of something. "There's surveillance. Why didn't Boss Tan tell me earlier?"
"You didn't even give me a chance to speak." Tan Du put his hands on the table and stared at him. "That guy stabbed the roof at 11:23 last night. Are you sure you want me to show the surveillance footage?"
"Release it! Release it now! Let everyone see who the bastard is!" Old Fan glared at Qiao Zhuoyi.
Qiao Zhuoyi sneered, "Okay, find out and send it to the police station. Your goods and my machine are worth over 50,000 yuan. Malicious destruction of other people's property is punishable by three to seven years in prison."
"Xiao Lu, bring the surveillance camera over here," Tan Du called out, "and call the police."
"No!" Xiao Fan stood up, "Don't call the police!"
"What are you doing, little brat?" Old Fan looked at him suspiciously.
Grandma Xu and Sister Sun looked at each other and slapped the table.
Xiao Fan fell back into his seat dejectedly. Seeing him like this, Lao Fan's mind suddenly became clear and he didn't say anything for a while.
Xiao Lu yelled, "Brother Tan, are you still calling the police?"
"Dad..." Xiao Fan called out in a low voice.
"Don't call me! You little bastard!" Old Fan panted for breath. After a long while, he completely lost his temper and shouted through gritted teeth, "Grandma Xu..."
"What do you want me to do? You guys from the street, you brought people to block Xiao Qiao's shop! You're making it impossible for him to do business, and before that you even scolded his customers! You brought this upon yourself, and now you want me to clean up the mess!"
"Lao Sun, A Qiang..." Lao Fan looked at them one by one, and even Tan Du stopped smiling. Now he became the target of everyone's criticism.
"Ah..." Grandma Xu sighed, "Xiao Tan, call the police or else..."
"Grandma Xu," Tan Du replied, "it's not up to me to decide whether to call the police or not after such a commotion."
"I'm so confused," Grandma Xu slammed the table. "You two, apologize to Xiao Qiao! Pay what's due! And, Fan Tong, go talk to Aliang! Fix his roof!"
"Okay, okay, I'll definitely fix it!" Old Fan pulled Little Fan up, pushed his head down, and bowed ninety degrees. "I'm sorry, Boss Qiao, we didn't handle this properly..."
The two people who were so arrogant just now are now completely wilted.
Qiao Zhuo's eyes changed when he saw Lao Fan protecting his son behind him. A familiar engine sound came from outside. Xiao Luo and Zhou Jue got out of the car, and he walked out immediately.
"Hey! Boss Qiao——" Lao Fan tried to stop him.
Tan Du stopped him: "Old Fan, it's Boss Qiao's right to forgive or not."
"That's right!" Sister Sun shouted, "Can't you ask clearly before causing trouble?"
After a pause, she felt a little guilty: "Forget it, I can't say anything to you."
Tan Du walked out quickly and grabbed the car door handle: "Boss Qiao, your arms can't drive the car, I'll give you a ride."
Qiao Zhuoyi didn't look at him and pulled the door hard.
Seeing this, Tan Du turned to pull at the car door. Qiao Zhuo quickly let go, but a red mark was still left on his white finger, which looked like it was bleeding under the rain.
"Are you crazy?!"
"Boss Qiao," Tan Du looked at him and said, "I never thought it was you who did it."
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